Local nature reserve

Dog walks in Allestree Park

Allestree Park is a local nature reserve of 134 hectares in Derby, 4.3 km from the middle of Derby. 54 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 48% are under 3 km and 12% are loops.

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DerbyChesterfieldIlkestonLong EatonAllestree Park10 km
Allestree Park on Derbyshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Three walks in Allestree Park

From the 54 walks that lie mostly in Allestree Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 1.7 km loop, a 4.4 km there and back and a 10.5 km one-way walk.

Where these go is in the app

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  • Allestree loop1.7 km · 30 min · A loop
  • Quarndon and back4.4 km · 76 min · There and back
  • Near Allestree Park10.5 km · 180 min · One way

The land and what it asks of a dog

  • Open by permission, not by right53 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
  • Open by right2 hectares of the woodland

None of Derby council's orders mentions dogs (read 1 October 2026). Signs on the ground may say more.

What the walks in Allestree Park are like

Every share is of the 54 walks that lie mostly in Allestree Park, with Derby as a whole marked on each bar.

How far they go

3 to 5 km: 27% of the walks in Allestree Park, against 18% near Derby.

Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredDerby
Under 3 km
48%
40%
3 to 5 km
27%
18%
5 to 8 km
9%
16%
8 to 12 km
5%
10%
Over 12 km
9%
13%

What shape they are

A loop: 12% of the walks in Allestree Park, against 31% near Derby.

A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredDerby
A loop
12%
31%
There and back the same way
55%
41%
One way, ending somewhere else
31%
26%

What is beside the path

Under trees for a third or more of the way: 92% of the walks in Allestree Park, against 39% near Derby.

Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredDerby
Under trees for a third or more of the way
92%
39%
Beside water for a tenth or more
53%
65%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
85%
37%
Off road for four fifths or more
16%
3%
On roads or lanes for half or more
46%
86%
Through built-up streets for half or more
<1%
22%

What might stop you

No stile, gate or cattle grid: 59% of the walks in Allestree Park, against 80% near Derby.

Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredDerby
Never beside a fast road
85%
72%
Never beside a busy road
59%
52%
No busy road to cross
59%
54%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
59%
80%
No steps
53%
58%

What is on the way

Pass a busy beauty spot: 77% of the walks in Allestree Park, against 41% near Derby.

Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredDerby
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
87%
95%
Pass a pub
38%
58%
Pass a dog-waste bin
98%
78%
Pass a public toilet
77%
49%
Pass a drinking-water tap
1%
6%
Pass a busy beauty spot
77%
41%

Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

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Walks in Allestree Park, for your dog

If you live in Derbyshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.

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Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.

Further is the Trekosa subscription. 92% of the walks here run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Allestree Park before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Derbyshire is not yours.

The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.

Questions people ask

Do dogs need a lead in Allestree Park?
Derby has no dog order that mentions dogs, read on 1 October 2026.
How many dog walks are there in Allestree Park?
54 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Allestree Park.

Getting there

6 car parks, 2 public toilets and 20 dog bins within Allestree Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.